By PAT GRAHAM Created: June 23, 2021 05:49 PM
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Dalilah Muhammad has all the prestigious credentials: Reigning world champion. Defending Olympic gold medalist. World record holder.
Despite that, she doesn t always grab top billing in one of the most competitive races in track and field - the women s 400-meter hurdles.
The reason - Sydney McLaughlin, the 21-year-old phenom who has been on Muhammad s heels for most of the past few seasons and even deserves some of the credit for pushing the champion toward her world-record times.
Act One of their 2021 drama is expected to take place at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials Sunday. The encore could happen in Tokyo at the Olympics.
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